House demands 'explanation' on Libya Republicans demand an "explanation" of the U.S. role in Libya -- rather than a full-blown withdrawal.
Gates: Save shooters for last in Afghan pullout SecDef argues that the Afghanistan withdrawal should go ahead, but combat troops shouldn't be the first to come home.
Should the U.S. welcome a smaller global presence? A commentator argues that America's diminished global power will return the world to a much-needed security equilibrium.
Army begins mobile phone experiments The Army has begun a large-scale field test to determine how it could use commercial smartphones and software on the...
DoD prepares for SecDef transition Behind the scenes, the Pentagon is helping SecDef nominee Leon Panetta get ready to face Congress this week -- yet DoD can't...
Gates warns of 'managerial cowardice' Gates told soldiers in Afghanistan it would be worth having a big political battle and waiting for the pending major review...
Lockheed: Many F-35B landings won't be vertical Most of the time, the Marines' version of the F-35 will be able to land down the runway like a normal fighter, officials...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
